1998 Bristol City Council election

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1998 Bristol City Council election
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22 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council
35 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won46166
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1998 local election results in Bristol
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to the Bristol City Council were held on 7 May 1998 as part of the 1998 United Kingdom local elections. 22 wards were contested. [1]

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Results

Avonmouth

Avonmouth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Celia Lukins 1,417 62.51
Conservative Alastair Watson54123.86
Liberal Democrats Paul Wakefield26311.60
Green Lela McTernan462.03
Majority87638.65
Turnout 2,27230.74

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Claire Warren 1,149 53.05
Conservative Ian Henderson47722.02
Liberal Democrats David Traube33115.28
Green Graham Davey2099.65
Majority67231.03
Turnout 2,16725.29

Bishopston

Bishopston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Gordon Kitson 1,429 40.86
Labour Patricia McLaren1,40640.21
Conservative Ian Kealey49314.10
Green Christopher Sykes1694.83
Majority230.65
Turnout 3,49740.86

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams 1,027 53.46
Labour Alison Wilson45623.74
Conservative Ashley Fox28714.94
Green Charles Bolton1035.36
Socialist Labour Kay Carter482.50
Majority57129.72
Turnout 1,92518.25

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Janke 1,497 49.49
Conservative Robert Marven89329.52
Labour Alan Rogan50016.53
Green David Woodgate1354.46
Majority60419.97
Turnout 3,03029.78

Cotham

Cotham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Colin Eldridge 1,112 39.64
Labour Shelley Lanchbury82729.48
Conservative Philip Cobbold68824.53
Green Geoff Collard1786.35
Majority28510.16
Turnout 2,80628.25

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Michael Smith 1,608 60.52
Labour Balraj Sandhu75828.53
Socialist Labour Vince Horrigan1094.10
Green Aidan Knapp973.65
Conservative Craig Heeley853.20
Majority85031.99
Turnout 2,65935.34

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Anthony James Wood 1,199 41.29
Labour David Sutton1,05236.23
Conservative Ronald Hodges49917.18
Green Robert Nicholls792.72
Socialist Labour Mark Baker752.58
Majority1475.06
Turnout 2,90832.58

Filwood

Filwood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour George Micklewright 651 49.66
Liberal Democrats Linda Hopkins45634.78
Conservative Richard Carter1058.01
Socialist Alternative Ian Marshall997.55
Majority19514.88
Turnout 1,31320.04

Frome Vale

Frome Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alun Davies 1,589 48.80
Conservative Timothy Collins1,21537.32
Liberal Democrats Roland Potts45213.88
Majority37411.48
Turnout 3,26435.87

Henbury

Henbury
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Claire Cook 1,420 54.34
Conservative Anthony James Smith87333.41
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Young32012.25
Majority54720.93
Turnout 2,61534.64

Henleaze

Henleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Rosalie Brown 2,086 47.69
Conservative Richard Eddy1,75840.19
Labour Timothy Perfect46210.56
Green Maxine Gilman681.55
Majority3287.50
Turnout 4,37947.93

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Judy Patterson 1,077 53.42
Conservative Barbara Jean Moore49824.70
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Hassell34917.31
Socialist Labour Roy Thomas924.56
Majority57928.72
Turnout 2,01925.32

Horfield

Horfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Martin Kerry 1,126 44.35
Labour Arthur Massey1,03040.57
Liberal Democrats Anthony Summerhayes31712.49
Green Jade Bashford662.60
Majority963.78
Turnout 2,54832.36

Kingsweston

Kingsweston
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rosemary Clarke 1,366 57.44
Conservative John Goulandris63226.58
Liberal Democrats Pamela Henderson38015.98
Majority73430.86
Turnout 2,38233.49

Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brenda Hugill 1,010 57.13
Liberal Democrats John Astley42524.04
Conservative Michael Cobb17910.12
Socialist Labour Paul Williams1548.71
Majority58533.09
Turnout 1,77720.67

Lockleaze

Lockleaze
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Philip Gregory 1,103 57.03
Liberal Democrats Ian Parry53627.71
Conservative Richard Clifton29515.25
Majority56729.32
Turnout 1,94227.03

Redland

Redland
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Ashton 1,357 39.10
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Townsend1,12732.47
Conservative Jack Lopresti 65618.90
Green Justin Quinnell3319.54
Majority2306.63
Turnout 3,47635.62

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  1. ↑ "1998 elections". bristol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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